Mahatma's Legacy ??

Isn't it amazing that government of India had to take help of a liquor baron to get back Mahatma's items from the auction?

Bapu's soul must be in agony :-

1) Spending about 9Cr which could have better utilized on helping someone really needy

2) Add to it the insult of engaging the services of a liquor baron

Such are the times we live in, where its not about ideology but about symbolism, and in trying to retain the symbolism we go against the very ideology the symbol stands for.

And the great Indian Comedy Circus begins

With the Election Commission finally announcing the dates for the 15th Loksabha elections, the Great Indian Comedy Circus is truly on its way. Thankfully with the code of conduct in place we will be spared from the government ads.

But as India gets ready for the largest exercise in democracy the point to reflect will be do we have the right choices? Will be voting for something or voting against something?

Can the two major political parties find 1000 odd good men in a nation of billion?

How will the election be this time around - will it focus on national issues or local issues?

Will the regional parties still hold sway?

Few things which are certain -

We will have a fragmented parliament. It will be a big surprise if any single party gets over 200 seats.

Money spend on elections will be most effective stimulus the economy will have for all the 10000 odd crores will be utilized unlike other government welfare schemes which are mostly on paper.

Well the first bell has just been sounded. So the show will start soon, lets hold on to our seats as the circus unfolds.